The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-10-15

-. IIrIly lowering and IL y mors thsn
nrobn SIS nom Is other c4uee. The
|nke ho1 no inlet and q very smnlI etreom
carries the water an. Early In the sum-
u,cr there wns only one lake there, now
two appear. or rather one lake and
pond the shores having extended down
about twenty-five feet. Al the rate the
water il now disappearing the pond VIII
be dry land In another month ~ the
water il very low. II IL quite probable
that the theory advanced regarding the
lowering Of the water i'm the lake will
prove true. II 80 the Great Western Co.,
has a big contract ahead.
II is announced that the German chem
lists have succeeded inmnking a iirst-rate
brandy out Of snw-dust What chance
will the prohibition movement now have
when n man can Get rip-saw and 60 out
and get drunk with fence rail? What
il the use Of n prohibitory liquor law II
a man can make brandy sInnshcs out OF
the shingles OF his roof, or II he can get
delcrium fremens by drinking the legs OF
his kitchen chairs2 You may shut an
inebriate out Of gin-shop and keep him
away from n tavern, but il he can be-
come uproarous ON boiled saw-dust and
dessicated window sills any attempt at
reform must necessarily be failure.
An Italian miner, name quite unpro-
nounceable, had his right arm broken
and the tips Of three fingers taken OIL In
"A peculiar manner NJ the Dunn mine last
Saturday night. lie got on the skip to
ride up, holding on 10 the wire rope az
he did so. Ata turn IN the skip road
the rope runs over a shive and he did not
let 60 until hir fingers went between the
rope and shive. As he removed his hand
leaving the fingers ON the wheel, he lost
his balance and jumped down the shalt
n distance OF iifty-seyen feet, fortunately
sustaining only a broken bone IN his
arm.
One day last week a young Canadian
went into w. III. Willerling's place and
called for beer for two. The beverage
was handed out and disposed of and the
Young man rendered the bartender a
twenty dollar note. A part OF the change
had been handed out when Mr.. Willer-
ling noticed that the bill was confederate
piece; he took back the genuine money
he was insthe act OF giving the man and
also the bill, while the young man made
a very hasty exit.
A Swede miner employed at the Dunn
mine. lost three fingers from his left hand
liftlt0 ittT XIII VI 'ft.<tt 's'f''"Fs
ed one day recently. An ore car stand
ing ON grade became fastened and he
took crow bar to the down end of the
car TO start il. IL started but he did not
get out Of the way in time, and the re-
suit was AZ above stated. He viii prob
ably lose the leg and more than likely his
life.
Fitzgibbon is notguilty Of exaggeration
nor anything like il, but just simply
wrote an item TO "fill up" and made the
assertion that Marinette merchant is
snow supplying more human beings with
clothing in one month than the entire
Upper Peninsula merchants handle in a
whole year" Fitz, you're foolish TO
talk such stuff.
Rev. f. O. Jones will hold services in
the town hall tomorrow morning at
1890 o'clock; subject, letting down the
net" In the evening at seven o'clock y.
m. a praise service will be held, conduct
cd by Mrs. Jones. Subject for bible read
ing, "the tombs.'